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NewsHospital sends GPs 15,000 letters in a single day
A “technical failure” caused a hospital trust to send 15-20,000 discharge letters to local GP practices on the day before the Easter bank holiday weekend, some of which dated back four months.
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NewsCEO leaves ‘recovery support’ trust after eight years
The chief executive of a trust in NHS England’s “recovery support” regime is stepping down after eight years in the role, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsTrusts cut use of private ambulances despite performance woes
Two ambulance trusts with some of the worst performance on a key response time target are reducing the use of private ambulance firms.
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HSJ LocalICB points to lack of government support after teenager’s suicide
Long waits for autism diagnosis and treatment – implicated in the suicide of a 17-year-old – will continue unless addressing them is given greater priority by government, an integrated care board has said.
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NewsCEO steps down from system with £305m budget hole
The chief executive of one of the country’s most financially challenged systems is stepping down after three years in the role.
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NewsParamedics told to listen to podcasts while queuing for A&E handovers
Paramedics have complained of a “disrespectful” instruction to listen to podcasts while queuing to hand over patients to A&E, HSJ has learned.
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NewsPharma chief to chair trust
High-flyers from the pharma and retail sectors have been appointed to chair two NHS trusts.
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NewsFlagship NHSE tech policy creating ‘patient safety risks’, claim analysts
Patient safety risks are being created by central demands that NHS organisations adopt the new federated data platform and “close down” existing systems, according to the body representing the service’s analysts.
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NewsSacked CEO treated ‘unreasonably’ by NHS agency
An NHS agency continued to resist a claim for unfair dismissal from its former chief executive even after it became clear there was no basis to do so, a judge has concluded.
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NewsRevealed: The systems still reliant on agency staff
Six systems are still using more than 30 per cent of their temporary staffing spend to employ agency workers, HSJ research has revealed.
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NewsEx-hospital chief confirmed as head of DHSC
Former senior Downing Street official and hospital CEO Samantha Jones is the new permanent secretary of the Department of Health and Social Care, government has confirmed.
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HSJ LocalHospital group appoints first CEO
The newly-formed Norfolk and Waveney Hospitals Group has appointed its first chief executive.
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NewsRevealed: Best and worst trusts to work at, according to bank staff
NHS bank staff are almost always more likely to recommend their employer as a good place to work than permanent staff.
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NewsICBs told to get tighter grip on GP referrals
Integrated care boards have been told to significantly strengthen the drive to ensure that potential GP referrals are first scrutinised by hospital consultants.
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NewsTrusts must cover ‘new hospital’ redundancy costs
Trusts must cover their own redundancy costs caused by delays to projects in the New Hospital Programme, despite hopes they would be covered centrally, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTrust’s A&E service jumps from inadequate to good after site move
An emergency department previously criticised by inspectors has been upgraded from “inadequate” to “good” by the Care Quality Commission following its move to a new site.
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NewsRetired CEO to chair specialist trust
A long-serving trust chief executive who retired at the end of last year has become the chair of one of the UK’s best known specialist trusts.
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NewsStreeting accused of prematurely hailing success of elective scheme
Ministers have jumped the gun by claiming a flagship elective programme has been “busting through the backlog at twice the speed”, an independent analysis has concluded.
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NewsKey recovery target hit
Ambulance services hit a crucial “interim” target for responding to the bulk of emergency calls last month, and showed marked improvements for the most serious category of incidents.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in February 2025, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.